19920417010309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Hamburg, PA · April 17, 1992

Date
April 17, 1992 · 00:56 local
Place
Hamburg, PA
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CEHA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62774
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92FA079
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
2,397 total137 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Missed approach. Struck trees on rising terrain. Failed to note unsafe altitude or have a viable alternate airport.

As the FAA filed it

MISSED APPROACH. STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. FAILED TO NOTE UNSAFE ALTITUDE OR HAVE A VIABLE ALTERNATE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.